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Education

Nearly 20 schools burnt down as education becomes biggest casualty of protests

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The 110-day-long Kashmir unrest, following the death of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, has crippled Kashmir and normal life in the valley. As many as 85 people, including two cops, have been killed and several thousand others injured in the ongoing unrest; around 5,000 security forces personnel have also been injured in the clashes with protesters. However, the biggest casualty thus far has been education and academia and it has suffered sabotage in ways more than one. According to a report in Hindustan Times, during the past three-and-half months of…

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Govt asks DCs to take school attendance, ensure punctuality of teachers

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The state government has asked the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to take the attendance of the schools here on daily basis and ensure that all teachers attend the duties. According to officials, the directions have been issued here recently by the divisional administration and the DCs have been asked to get the attendance of the schools from the concerned Chief Education Officers (CEOs). “We have to submit the attendance on daily basis to the DCs,’’ said a CEO, on the condition of anonymity. However, education department officials said even as the…

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Fear of stone-throwers keeps students away; Nayeem Akhter

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‘Students have got more than a month as grace period to prepare’ Minister for Education Naeem Akhter today said the government had kept schools open, but it was the fear of stone-throwers which was keeping children away from schools. In an interview with Kashmir Post, the minister said Class X and XII examinations would be held on time as the government did not want to waste a year of students. “The Board of School Education is in the process of making things clear to students. The exams will be held…

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School heads, teachers suggest govt to defer exams, take steps for peace

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The controversial decision by the J&K government to conduct Class 10 and 12 examinations from mid-November has triggered an uncertainty of sorts in the state’s Education department, with teachers and school heads urging the state authorities to defer the tests for now and take steps for peace in the Valley. On Monday, Kashmir Post talked to scores of teachers and school heads to get their feedback over the decision of holding exams in November despite stiff resistance by the student community and academics. There were very little takers for the…

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Govt schools occupied by forces notified as centres for class 10 and 12 exams

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The Jammu and Kashmir government has notified government schools for examination centres which continue to remain occupied by paramilitary forces for past two months. The schools have been identified by JK Board of School Education (BOSE) in connection with conduct of examination which, as per BOSE notification are scheduled from mid-November. Officials said the authorities in BOSE have identified almost all the government schools for exam centres which include three Higher Secondary Schools in Srinagar district which continue to remain occupied by paramilitary forces for the past two months. Paramilitary…

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BOSE censures Education Minister’s ‘Jail as exam Center’ proposal

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Academics call it ‘RSS idea’ for detained Kashmiri students Amid massive controversy over holding of Class 10 and 12 exams from mid-November, the J&K government has put the career of detained students at stake. Interestingly, J&K’s Education Minister Naeem Akhtar has asked the police authorities to provide exact figures of detained students to set-up their exam centres in jails or police stations only, according to reports. However, officials say it is impossible to execute the minister’s plan. Talking to Kashmir Post, Chairman of Board of School Education—the examination conducting body—Zahoor…

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Govt keeps fingers crossed, plans to reopen schools

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If the government succeeds in reopening schools from November 1, the winter break will be cut short this year, said an official. During the past more than three months of unrest in the Valley, the government has been unsuccessful in reopening schools as parents have said they cannot risk sending their children to school in a volatile situation. The official said the government was keeping its fingers crossed as it wasn’t sure whether it would be successful in reopening the school this year. The schools in the Valley are lying…

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‘If atmosphere not good for polls, how is it conducive for exams?’

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While the J&K government is adamant on holding Class 10th and 12th examinations in November, students on Tuesday continued with their protests against the move and sought deferment of the scheduled tests till March next. Scores of students assembled at Srinagar’s Press Enclave and threatened to boycott the examinations if the government didn’t postpone these till March 2017. “We won’t appear in the exams,” the protesting students said, and shouted slogans against the state government. The students slammed the government’s decision to “thrust exams” on them, saying “when atmosphere in…

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Exams on time, but with reduced syllabus: Mehbooba Mufti

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Girls protest outside residence, want schools reopened Amid the protests against Class X and XII examinations, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today said the examinations would be held as per schedule. The Chief Minister said this after girl students organised a demonstration outside her Gupkar residence, demanding reopening of schools and holding of examinations. “We have decided to hold examinations on time, but keeping in view the difficulties faced by students, there will be relaxation in syllabus as they have not completed it yet,” she said. The Chief Minister said they…

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Govt slammed for ‘Making Exams a Point of Prestige’

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Academics, netizens tell minister to ‘Stop being Egoistic, consider ground situation’ The J&K government has come under severe criticism for “being adamant” on conducting Class 10th and 12th examinations in November despite the student’s refusal to appear in the tests amid the ongoing uprising in Kashmir. Interestingly, the Minister for Education Naeem Akhtar on Sunday took to social networking site Facebook to announce that there was “no plan” to postpone 10th and 12th class exams any further. “All the students and parents who called me insisted that exams must go…

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